From the 1960s until the 1980s, the Olympic Idea and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) were under pressure on many fronts. The political conflicts on the global scene left deep traces, and some of the fundamental Olympic values were confronted in the process.
During this same period, the Dane Ivar Vind had a seat in the IOC - from 1959 until his death in 1977 - and he achieved a central and extremely powerful position. Vind has probably been the most influential Dane in international sports through time.